Hygienic
Laboratories

Hygienic Laboratories conduct investigations and measurements of environmental components, particularly chemical, microbiological, and biological analyses, as well as measurements of physical pollutants, including their professional evaluation.

Services of the

Sampling and Servicing Department

• Certified sampling of all types of water including the requested determination of parameters at the place of sampling (temperature, chlorine, redox potential, transparency, etc.)
• Certified air sampling
• Certified waste sampling
• Sampling for microbiological examinations related to nosocomial infections (sterilizers, swabs, etc.)
• Central receipt and recording of samples
• Consultancy in the sphere of general and communal hygiene
• Asbestos sampling and testing
• Nanoparticles and nanosafety

Services of the

Inorganic Analyses Department

• Analysis of water (drinking, technological, dialyzing, ground, waste, swimming pool, surface, special, and Aqua purificata water)
• Laboratory testing for Legionella in water
• Analysis of waste, soils, aqueous extracts of wastes in compliance with current statutory requirements
• Analysis of food and extracts of everyday objects (food packaging, toys, rubber, textiles, leather, cosmetics, ceramics, glass and other)
• Examination of the suitability of objects in contact with drinking water
• Examination of the suitability of objects coming in contact with food
• Consultations for the given issues, evaluation of findings within effective legislation
• Trace analysis of components using ICP-MS
• Analysis of components in food of plant origin and food supplements
• Analysis of air components
• Analysis of medical devices (syringes, needles, etc.)

Services of the

Organic Analyses Department

• Determination of organic pollutants in compliance with effective legislation in the following matrices: water, waste, swimming pool, waste, aqueous extracts of waste, soil, air, etc.
• Complex analysis of organic compounds in objects for natural usage, in objects in contact with drinking water
• Analysis of preservatives and additives in food and cosmetic products
• Trace analysis of organic compounds using liquid and gas chromatography (GC/MS, GC/ECD, HPLC/DAD)
• Identification of organic compounds using the GC/MS method
• Consultative services on these issues and evaluation of findings within the framework of effective legislation

Services of the

Biologic Analyses Department

• Microbiological and biological examination of all types of water in full compliance with current statutory requirements
• Microbiological examination in compliance with the Pharmacopoeia (Aqua purificata, sterility and microbial contamination of sanitary devices)
• Macrobiological examination of food, everyday objects, rocks, sediments, soil and sand
• Determination of the disinfecting efficiency of substances
• Microbiological monitoring of the environment (swabs, pollutants, marks, strips, etc)
• Microbiological examination of samples related to nosocomial diseases (sterilizers, swabs, determination of sensitivity to antibiotics, etc.)
• Ecotoxicological tests on organisms (Vibrio fischeri, Lactuca sativa, Daphnia magna, Desmodesmus subspicatus)
• Determination of the algicidal efficiency of agents
• Consultations on these issues and evaluation of findings within the framework of effective legislation

Services of the

Environmental Factors Department

• Measurement of working and communal environments
• Measurement and assessment of all types of noise
• Measurement and assessment of vibrations
• Measurement of microclimatic conditions
• Measurement of daylight and artificial lighting
• Measurement of UV radiation parameters
• Measurement of electric and magnetic fields
• Complex measurement of dust leveles in working and communal environments
• Analysis of respirable dust fraction for SiO₂ content
• Measurement of concentration of harmful gases originating from welding or other industrial technologies
• Identification and analysis of volatile organic compounds
• Determination of concentrations of toxic elements in the environment